good one again AJ. Your perspective is amazingly refreshing ! Keep it up bud.
Let me share another thing that hit me in AR's interview for the music launch of Komaram Puli. He started off by saying Surya approached him etc., and that his goal was to do a typical telugu movie and give a telugu sound but at the same time have AR's integrity. A deep and profound thought process is revealed in such a low-key comment. He could have said, hey this is a telugu masala movie, let me do just that. Or he could have said, I am an Oscar winner, I will give oscar class music. Doing either one was easy. But doing both is phenomenal. He is considerate enough and kind enough to do a telugu masala movie music but at the same time not let go of his musical beliefs. Now my friends, to understand the true brilliance of the man and his music, this is a gold standard. And this same standard has to be applied to understand the worth Komaram Puli's music. This is the criteria I would apply on how I would judge and review/rate komaram puli's music Ram ________________________________ From: AJ <purev...@yahoo.com> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, August 18, 2010 7:21:26 AM Subject: [arr] Revisited Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na As Abbas T's next "Jhoota He Sahi" approaches with music by ARR, the same team that worked on Jaane Tu, I revisited Jaane Tu and found the musical experience to be just as refreshing and bright as when I first heard the album. I still love that album for many reasons. I feel that Jaane Tu was a necessary album in ARR's career to showcase how he can score music for a relatively light, mainstream, romcom film without compromising on class. Yes, the music is lighter and more poppish than what we're used to hearing from ARR, and for some people, it was a turn off. But, to me, it showcased, once again, ARR's incredible versatility as a musician to know when to put the brakes on......light treatment to musical arrangements, reduced instrumental density, more breathing room to the songs, more conventionally structured songs with hummable melodies. And yet, the music to me had that unmistakable ARR stamp without musical acrobatics.........and to me....that is the genius of ARR........his signature can be felt in more subtle, lighter forms without the need for high octane musical adventurism. For me, knowing when to put the "musical brakes" on is a hallmark of a true genius artist, as ARR has shown before too through minimalism. But, this was minimalism in a more poppish and less spiritual form and to me, it hit the bullseye within that genre. And boy did the music take off with the youth!!! CDs sold like hotcakes and the music went on to win awards. Other MDs too raved about the soundtrack. The production and sound value of Jaane Tu was brilliant to me too. The arrangements were crisp and bright. My favorites on that album are Kabhi Aditi, Jaane Tu (Both male and female), Kahin To, and Tu Bole. Tu Bole had the most amazing trumpet improv jazz that totally blew me away when I first heard it. That song is one of my favorites!!! ------------------------------------ Are you searching for a reason, to be kind? <b> Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: ad...@arrahmanfans.com To Subscribe: arrahmanfans-subscr...@yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe: arrahmanfans-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links
